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. >>> let's stay with sports now and lance armstrong. he opened up to oprah winfrey in a second and final part of their really highly anticipated interview about the effect his doping had on his family. and he actually teared up a bit when he recalled telling his 13-year-old son about using those performance enhancing drugs. >> when this all really started, i saw my son defending me. and saying, that's not true. what you're saying about my dad is not true. and it almost goes to this question of "why now?" and i can't -- yeah. that's when i knew i had to tell him. and he'd never ask me. he never said, dad, is this true? he trusted me. i said, don't defend me anymore. don't. >> but even after those tears, armstrong, the competitor, came through. you know, after this unbelievable fall from grace, the lifetime ban, he says he wants to race again. ed lavendera is in armstrong's hometown of austin, texas. ed, a thousand-page report from u.s.ada on doping. stripped of the tour de france titles, losing the olympic medal from sydney in 2000, the
. >>> let's stay with sports now and lance armstrong. he opened up to oprah winfrey in a second and final part of their really highly anticipated interview about the effect his doping had on his family. and he actually teared up a bit when he recalled telling his 13-year-old son about using those performance enhancing drugs. >> when this all really started, i saw my son defending me. and saying, that's not true. what you're saying about my dad is not true. and it almost goes to...
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is lance armstrong done for good? >>> also ahead, hostage crisis, the fate of americans deep in the sahara desert, unclear this morning. >> this incident will be resolved we hope with a minimum loss of life. >> today, tales of terror from those who escape. >> duct tape over his mouth and his hands tied. >> we're live with the latest. >>> and one-on-one with robert redford and the sundance festival he created. >> it was so big, it became almost like frankenstein's monster in a good way. >> we sit down with the film legend and talk hollywood, guns, and obama's road ahead. >> what would you like to see him do in this second four years? >>> we're slope side in park city, utah. city, utah. "newsroom" begins now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>>and good morning, thank you so much for joining us, i'm carol costello. today lance armstrong makes up in a new world, long endured by millions of americans who had no interest in bicycling before he rewrote the record books. armstrong faces a public that realizes he was a f
is lance armstrong done for good? >>> also ahead, hostage crisis, the fate of americans deep in the sahara desert, unclear this morning. >> this incident will be resolved we hope with a minimum loss of life. >> today, tales of terror from those who escape. >> duct tape over his mouth and his hands tied. >> we're live with the latest. >>> and one-on-one with robert redford and the sundance festival he created. >> it was so big, it became almost...
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that gave us the opportunity to not only work with lance armstrong. but work with literally dozens and dozens and dozens of cancer survivors and people affected by cancer. onkologists, oncologist nurses. people who were good bike riders as we would go in this tour of hope. the crowds would come out to meet lance, but sometimes the last applauses were for the cancer survivors themselves. people challenging cancer and it was very, very moving to all of us. >> but the lance armstrong foundation has raised about $500 million to fight cancer, selling more than 80 million yellow wrist bands. can you say he has done a lot of good in the fight against cancer? >> there's no question that he's done just an awesome job raising cancer to the highest profiles, i believe. i think my concern in the gist of my article in the "washington post" from yesterday is at the end of the day, i think it comes down to integrity and if we lose faith in our institutions and our leadership, you know, i think that in this case, randi, the ends don't necessarily justify the means. i
that gave us the opportunity to not only work with lance armstrong. but work with literally dozens and dozens and dozens of cancer survivors and people affected by cancer. onkologists, oncologist nurses. people who were good bike riders as we would go in this tour of hope. the crowds would come out to meet lance, but sometimes the last applauses were for the cancer survivors themselves. people challenging cancer and it was very, very moving to all of us. >> but the lance armstrong...
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lance armstrong finally fessed up. he told oprah finery winfrey t lied when he denied using performance enhancing drugs. the anti doping agency says nothing but a full confession will get them to reconsider his lifetime ban from competition. we are live in austin, texas, with more reaction. george, have you ties to the austin community. people down there felt betrayed and devastated by what armstrong has done. >> john, good morning, it is a mixed bag. i got to work in austin as a local news reporter, long before this story existed that armstrong co-owns here and i grew up here, i went to school here, it's my hometown. i remember what it was like watching lance armstrong come alone. he inspired people as an athlete and cancer survivor. for the city of austin, texas, he was a source of pride and inspiration. now, looking at it, you can't help but be disappointed. some people are angry about it. when you talk to people on the streets of austin, you get a sense that they haven't lost sight of the good things he has done th
lance armstrong finally fessed up. he told oprah finery winfrey t lied when he denied using performance enhancing drugs. the anti doping agency says nothing but a full confession will get them to reconsider his lifetime ban from competition. we are live in austin, texas, with more reaction. george, have you ties to the austin community. people down there felt betrayed and devastated by what armstrong has done. >> john, good morning, it is a mixed bag. i got to work in austin as a local...
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armstrong if he will rise again and lance armstrong simply said, i don't know. i don't know what's out there. >> ed lavandera in austin, texas, for us. we will see if, indeed, lance armstrong will rise again. thank you. this was an atypical week. another big sports story that had nothing to do with a game, nothing to do with competition. it's this manti todayo story and this fake girlfriend. he says he was duped and had no part in the hoax. he also says he has no real idea why he was targeted. we'll see what happens with that. let's go back to washington where randi kaye is at the national mall. hopefully it's starting to warm up now that the sun is up. 8:06 there in d.c. >> oh, yeah. sun's coming up. the sun is up. we have a nice, big heater about the size of a small car to my left over here. so that certainly helps. they're taking good care of us here on the set at cnn. even as washington prepares for president obama's inauguration, it's also vowing to do everything necessary to protect americans in a harrowing hostage crisis unfolding in algeria. dan rivers i
armstrong if he will rise again and lance armstrong simply said, i don't know. i don't know what's out there. >> ed lavandera in austin, texas, for us. we will see if, indeed, lance armstrong will rise again. thank you. this was an atypical week. another big sports story that had nothing to do with a game, nothing to do with competition. it's this manti todayo story and this fake girlfriend. he says he was duped and had no part in the hoax. he also says he has no real idea why he was...
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a fearful lance armstrong. expect to hear lots of i'm sorries. many are saying, yeah, right. armstrong is just coming clean because he wants to qualify for competitions in the if you want the "l.a. times" dubbed it the tour de fraud. but oprah on cbs this morning defended the interview. >> i feel that he answered the questions in a way that he was ready. i didn't get all the questions asked, but i think the most important questions and the answers that people asht world have been waiting to hear were answered and certainly answered -- i can only say i was satisfied by the answer. >> oprah said in terms xf possess sur exposure, it is the biggest interview for lance ashe's ever. our talk back question, can lance armstrong redeem himself. >>> he's vowing to help stop gun violence in america even if he has to act on his own. but president obama's vow is angering at least one member of congress. he's threatening impeachment. i have low testosterone. there, i said it. how did i know? well, i didn't really. see, i fig
a fearful lance armstrong. expect to hear lots of i'm sorries. many are saying, yeah, right. armstrong is just coming clean because he wants to qualify for competitions in the if you want the "l.a. times" dubbed it the tour de fraud. but oprah on cbs this morning defended the interview. >> i feel that he answered the questions in a way that he was ready. i didn't get all the questions asked, but i think the most important questions and the answers that people asht world have...
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it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. >>> lance armstrong has always denied he ever cheated, denied he ever used performance-enhancing drugs on his way to becoming the greatest cyclist in the world. we are now days away from hearing him confess to what he said he never did. >> i have said it for seven years, i said it for longer than seven years, i have never doped. i can say it again. it doesn't help. >> help may be something that he will need a lot of to redeem his reputation after the usa today reports that he will admit to doping throughout his career. the newspaper does not name the source, but said it's a person with knowledge of the situation. usa today said that the former tour de france champion's admission will be with oprah taped for air thursday. as for why he is doing it now, the journalist who taped the story said he had no choice. >> with all the evidence that came out against him, it's hard to deny it anymore. and he is making a calculated decision for himself, personally, it's also i think a business decision for him. because it's effecting his charity, livestrong, all
it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. >>> lance armstrong has always denied he ever cheated, denied he ever used performance-enhancing drugs on his way to becoming the greatest cyclist in the world. we are now days away from hearing him confess to what he said he never did. >> i have said it for seven years, i said it for longer than seven years, i have never doped. i can say it again. it doesn't help. >> help may be something that he will need a lot of to redeem his...
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. >>> tomorrow, lance armstrong is expected to sit down with with oprah winfrey at his home in texas, and he may finally spill the beeps. "usa today" says he may admit to using performance enhancing drugs throughout his career. he has vigorously denied using drugs, but his fans are hoping to hear an admission and an apolog apology. >> better late than never. it is bad that he did it to start with, but come clean so to speak. >> now that he is dropped from the cycling world, it won't hurt him, and this is going to soften up and maybe his admission of the he does admit it, it will bring him back into the cycling world. >> of course, armstrong has not admitted to anything yet, and the interview with oprah is set to air on her network on thursday. >>> relatives of computer proprogeny aaron schwartz say they are in shock after learning of his suicide. the 26-year-old hang ed himself in his brooklyn apartment. he helped develop rss when he was 14. he was facing federal fraud charges based on millions of stolen articles from m.i.t. he had denied the claims. >>> it is unseasonably warm in par
. >>> tomorrow, lance armstrong is expected to sit down with with oprah winfrey at his home in texas, and he may finally spill the beeps. "usa today" says he may admit to using performance enhancing drugs throughout his career. he has vigorously denied using drugs, but his fans are hoping to hear an admission and an apolog apology. >> better late than never. it is bad that he did it to start with, but come clean so to speak. >> now that he is dropped from the...
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this is not the best time for lance armstrong's image. a month ago here in the state of texas, he was given the badge of dishonor, so to speak, named the bum steer of the year, it's a badge of dishonor put out by texas monthly magazine. when you talk to people here on the streets, you get the sense he has a divided public image. some people see him as a hero for all that he's done for cancer research, but others see him as sort of a villain. so we took some time to look into it. what would it take for lance armstrong to fix his image report, after what he says today. here is what one pr specialist who's handled cases like this has to say about advice for lance moving forward. take a listen. >> i think one of the things that i would sincerely hope that he appreciates at this moment is that it's up to him to own this situation, not try to cast blame or try to dilute what is, in fact, the situation that's upon him right now. accept it. once you accept it, you're able to move forward. >>> it's interesting, it's coming full circle, covering th
this is not the best time for lance armstrong's image. a month ago here in the state of texas, he was given the badge of dishonor, so to speak, named the bum steer of the year, it's a badge of dishonor put out by texas monthly magazine. when you talk to people here on the streets, you get the sense he has a divided public image. some people see him as a hero for all that he's done for cancer research, but others see him as sort of a villain. so we took some time to look into it. what would it...
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lance armstrong reportedly considers confessing before talking to oprah winfrey. plus this. >>> "the hunger games" was one of the biggest films of the year and also what i call the six weeks it took me to get in this dress. >> ang lee has been nominated for best director for "life of pi," which is what i'm going to call the six weeks after i take this dress off. >> tina fey and amy poehler earning rave reviews, but they're not the only ones making headlines. jodie foster anyone? "newsroom" starts now. >>> good morning. thank you for being with us. i'm carol costello. >>> at this very moment a california law maker is unveiling legislation that could chip away at the power of the nation's gun industry. he'll explain in just a moment. first, here's a look at what's in the cross hairs. it's a 2005 law that grants wide legal i community mmunity to gud dealers. no one else in the country enjoys this protection. it shields the industry from lawsuits involving shooting victims, everything from faulty designs to negligent sales practices that put guns in the wrong hands. t
lance armstrong reportedly considers confessing before talking to oprah winfrey. plus this. >>> "the hunger games" was one of the biggest films of the year and also what i call the six weeks it took me to get in this dress. >> ang lee has been nominated for best director for "life of pi," which is what i'm going to call the six weeks after i take this dress off. >> tina fey and amy poehler earning rave reviews, but they're not the only ones making...
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lance armstrong proudly displaying his olympic bronze medal won in the 2000 sydney games. take a good, long look at it. those two will be separated. today the ioc stripped away that medal and the title that went along with it and told lance armstrong, send it back. physically. we want our medal back. this is the latest fallout from armstrong's alleged involvement with sports doping, and cheating. big-time cheating that he apparently has told to oprah winfrey. all of it supposedly going to air tonight. cannot wait. but it begs the question, has cheating become commonplace? today at 3:00 eastern, my colleague brooke baldwin will examine why we cheat. the psychology, the science, all of that. don't miss the "cnn newsroom" special report this afternoon at 3:00 eastern. >>> and now, today's other headline, and it is also a sport story, and it is also very bizarre. a little confusing. trust me, a lot of us shaking our heads about it, too, and we don't even have the, the full story. it's about this guy. superstar of the notre dame fighting irish football program. this name is man
lance armstrong proudly displaying his olympic bronze medal won in the 2000 sydney games. take a good, long look at it. those two will be separated. today the ioc stripped away that medal and the title that went along with it and told lance armstrong, send it back. physically. we want our medal back. this is the latest fallout from armstrong's alleged involvement with sports doping, and cheating. big-time cheating that he apparently has told to oprah winfrey. all of it supposedly going to air...
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. >>> "usa today" reports disgraced cyclist lance armstrong will admit to doping with oprah winfrey. he'll be interviewed thursday. some cycling observers say it's about time armstrong confesses. >> better late than never. i mean, it's bad he did it to start with. that at least he'll come clean, so to speak. >> now that he's been dropped from the cycling world i don't think it will hurt him. i believe that this will soften up and maybe, you know, his admission of -- if he does admit it, it will bring him back into the cycling world. >> thursday's interview at 9:00 p.m. on the oprah winfrey network. >>> other sports news, for just the eighth time in history no one was elected to the national baseball hall of fame this year. the baseball writers association said no to barry bonds, to roger clemons, to mark maguire and to sammy sosa. those are some of the biggest names in history but all allegedly cheated by using enhancement performing drugs. earlier pete rose, himself ban from the hall of fame for gambling, his thoughts on the shutout and the odds of him being elected. >> with the odd
. >>> "usa today" reports disgraced cyclist lance armstrong will admit to doping with oprah winfrey. he'll be interviewed thursday. some cycling observers say it's about time armstrong confesses. >> better late than never. i mean, it's bad he did it to start with. that at least he'll come clean, so to speak. >> now that he's been dropped from the cycling world i don't think it will hurt him. i believe that this will soften up and maybe, you know, his admission of...
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. >>> disgraced cyclist lance armstrong has admitted what many say they already knew. not a single one of his seven tour de france titles would was a clean win. but in part two of his confession with oprah winfrey, we got a glimpse of why armstrong may be coming forward now. he teared up when he recalled telling his son not to defend his record anymore. watch this. >> you know, he can't -- yeah. that's when i knew i had to tell him. >> well, he also told oprah his cheating has cost him sponsorships worth about $75 million. be sure to watch, cnn presents "the world according to lance armstrong" tonight at a special time, 10:00 p.m. eastern right here on cnn. >>> if you're looking for excitement, you know where to find t. it's right here on cnn. it's in washington. it is the place to be. thousands of people are here to celebrate president barack obama's second inauguration. minutes from now, the kids' inaugural concert kicks off at the washington convention center. she is so lucky. brooke, i'm mad at you right now, a little bit jelly. >> i know. last weekend, inauguratio
. >>> disgraced cyclist lance armstrong has admitted what many say they already knew. not a single one of his seven tour de france titles would was a clean win. but in part two of his confession with oprah winfrey, we got a glimpse of why armstrong may be coming forward now. he teared up when he recalled telling his son not to defend his record anymore. watch this. >> you know, he can't -- yeah. that's when i knew i had to tell him. >> well, he also told oprah his cheating...
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only lance armstrong knows for sure. when armstrong sits down for an interview with oprah winfrey today, he'll finally admit using performance enhancing drugs while winning seven tour de france titles. the confession after years of vehement denials is part of armstrong's plan to rehabilitate his public image. armstrong stepped down from livestrong and dropped by sponsors after the u.s. doping agency released a huge file of evidence against him. he was also stripped of those tour de france titles. the oprah interview will air later this week. there are so many different publication who's are actually online and saying these are the questions that i want to ask lance armstrong. but, you know, i mean almost 100% sure he'll admit. >> he won't talk about specifics just in general. will he go far enough? >> and will it rehabilitate his image? >> we'll see. the flu adds misery in more ways than one. coming up, an eye opening break down the flu has on your family's finances. with so much noise about health care... i tuned it all
only lance armstrong knows for sure. when armstrong sits down for an interview with oprah winfrey today, he'll finally admit using performance enhancing drugs while winning seven tour de france titles. the confession after years of vehement denials is part of armstrong's plan to rehabilitate his public image. armstrong stepped down from livestrong and dropped by sponsors after the u.s. doping agency released a huge file of evidence against him. he was also stripped of those tour de france...
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. >>> usa today reports lance armstrong will admit doping in an interview with oprah win friday. his interview will air thursday, his first television interview since he was stripped of his seven tour de france titles. cycling observers say it's about time armstrong confessed. >> better late than ver. i mean, it's bad he did it to start with, but at least he'll come clean so to speak. >> now that he's been dropped from the cycling world, i don't think it will hurt him, i believe that this will soften up his admission of -- if he does admit it, it will bring him back into the cycling world. >> thursday's interview will air at 9:00 p.m. on the oprah win friday network. other sports news for the eighth time in history, no one was elected to the national baseball hall of fame this year. the baseball writers association said no to barry bonds, roger clemens, mark mcgwire and sammy sosa. those are some of the biggest names in baseball history, but all allegedly cheated by using performance enhancing drugs. earlier, don lemon asked former cincinnati reds superstar pete rose, himself ban
. >>> usa today reports lance armstrong will admit doping in an interview with oprah win friday. his interview will air thursday, his first television interview since he was stripped of his seven tour de france titles. cycling observers say it's about time armstrong confessed. >> better late than ver. i mean, it's bad he did it to start with, but at least he'll come clean so to speak. >> now that he's been dropped from the cycling world, i don't think it will hurt him, i...
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lance armstrong admits he cheated and admits he deserved to be punished. the disgraced cyclist told oprah winfrey he does feel remorse for what he did and says cheating cost him sponsorships word about $75 million. he could lose a lot more as sponsors and supporters sue to get some of their own money back. >>> honda is recalling 748,000 of its odyssey minivans and pilot suvs. this is the second major recall of these models in just over a month. the company says there are problems with the assembly of the air bags on the driver's side. that could increase the risk of an injury in a crash. honda says it is not aware right now of any injuries that have occurred as a result of this problem. >>> so that's the news going on around the world right now. back to here, back to where we are in washington, the gorgeous national mall, people crowded behind us in this great weekend. >> it's a beautiful weekend. there's a big crowd beginning to gather. as the country's first african-american president gets ready to take the oath of office once again, ben gel lis, the pre
lance armstrong admits he cheated and admits he deserved to be punished. the disgraced cyclist told oprah winfrey he does feel remorse for what he did and says cheating cost him sponsorships word about $75 million. he could lose a lot more as sponsors and supporters sue to get some of their own money back. >>> honda is recalling 748,000 of its odyssey minivans and pilot suvs. this is the second major recall of these models in just over a month. the company says there are problems with...
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. >>> lance armstrong's fall from grace is not over yet. the ioc has stripped the champion of the bronze medal he won at the 2000 olympic games in sydney australia. this is ahead of word that he will be expected to admit to using performance enhancing drugs. >>> and american airlines has its first facelift in more than 40 years. the carrier unveiled a new red, white, and blue logo in an updated eagle motive. it is trading its polished exterior for a new red white and blue paint job. the new look will stay. have you ever wanted a little cash from the atm but you couldn't get it because it only had big bills? machines that pay to the dollar are popping up around the country. chase rolled out up to 400 of these machines dispensing denominations as low as 1s and 5s over the past 18 months and pnc has switched out thousands of its atms and plans for all of the atms nationwide to be spitting out these smaller bills by the end of the summer. if you want $7, you can have $7. you don't have to have $20. that's the future. that's the way it's going,
. >>> lance armstrong's fall from grace is not over yet. the ioc has stripped the champion of the bronze medal he won at the 2000 olympic games in sydney australia. this is ahead of word that he will be expected to admit to using performance enhancing drugs. >>> and american airlines has its first facelift in more than 40 years. the carrier unveiled a new red, white, and blue logo in an updated eagle motive. it is trading its polished exterior for a new red white and blue...
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. >>> lance armstrong has a lot riding on his sitdown with oprah winfrey. the cyclist is expected to make a public apology and a limited confession to doping. armstrong has stripped of his seven tour de france titles after the u.s. anti-doping agency determined he was doping for years while at the top of his game. >>> justin timberlake is back in the music game this morning. overnight he released his first single in seven years. the song is called "suit and tie." he collaborated with jay-z on the song. take a listen. ♪ as long as i've got my suit and tie ♪ ♪ i'm going to make it tonight ♪ let me show you a few things >> we can all rejoice. justin timberlake back on the music scene. that song is available on itunes. let's go back to soledad in newtown. hey, soledad. >> all right, john. thank you. >>> as we mentioned all morning long, we've been coming to you live from newtown, connecticut, where exactly a month ago today, a gunman killed 20 children and 6 adults. it all happened at sandy hook elementary school. as a result of that tragedy, the wouts
. >>> lance armstrong has a lot riding on his sitdown with oprah winfrey. the cyclist is expected to make a public apology and a limited confession to doping. armstrong has stripped of his seven tour de france titles after the u.s. anti-doping agency determined he was doping for years while at the top of his game. >>> justin timberlake is back in the music game this morning. overnight he released his first single in seven years. the song is called "suit and tie." he...
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. >>> and now before i let you go with lance armstrong's oprah interview coming up tomorrow, we have a question. has cheating become common places? tomorrow at 3:00 eastern we will examine precisely that. why we cheat, the psychology and science behind cheating. we're all over it. don't miss it tomorrow. that's it for me here m i'm brooke baldwin in atlanta. now we go to washington to wolf blitzer. "the situation room" begins now. >>> brooke, thanks very much. happening now, breaking news. americans held hostage in a deadly terrorist attack in algeria. we'll have the latest. >>> also, the president of the nra is here in "the situation room." we're getting his reaction to the sweeping proposals against gun violence. and the presidential inauguration only five days away. we'll take you inside the law enforcement command center working to keep him safe. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> this is cnn breaking news. >> let's get to the breaking news. a deadly terrorist attack on a gas field in eastern algeria near the libyan border. some of the more than 40 hostages sei
. >>> and now before i let you go with lance armstrong's oprah interview coming up tomorrow, we have a question. has cheating become common places? tomorrow at 3:00 eastern we will examine precisely that. why we cheat, the psychology and science behind cheating. we're all over it. don't miss it tomorrow. that's it for me here m i'm brooke baldwin in atlanta. now we go to washington to wolf blitzer. "the situation room" begins now. >>> brooke, thanks very much....